Non Skid Grey Color

#8a8daa

Non Skid Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #757255
Complementary Color #aaa789
Color Shade: cool blue (234.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.39% (better contrasting with white)
Non Skid Grey Color Sample
Non Skid Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a8daa

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Non Skid Grey Color. The Little Theater color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kimono Violet (#75769b) for more energetic effect. Try Perfect Storm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aaa789 is the best complementary color to Non Skid Grey. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a8daa complementary color is Tallow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #899caa and #9689aa. Thus found on the left and right of #8a8daa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Non Skid Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Non Skid Grey palette consists of #9daa89 and #aa9689 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aaa789). Try Sage and Del Rio colors in combination with #8a8daa, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8a8daa offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Non Skid Grey. Thus Envy and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Non Skid Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tallow, Bouquet, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a8daa square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Non Skid Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#aaa789) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Tallow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa898c and #89aaa7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a8daa is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Non Skid Grey has a hue angle of 234.38°, a saturation of 15.84% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a8daa is made of 12.55% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #8a8daa
RGB Decimal rgb(138,141,170)
RGB Percentage 31%, 31%, 38%
CMYK 12.55, 11.38, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(234.38,15.84%,60.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(234.38,18.82%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.3018,5.1663,-15.6113)
XYZ xyz(27.2618,27.3553,41.8735)
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